Aloha Athletes, H.U.R.T. runners are in for a special treat this week, Marian and Neal are going to be leading a hike/run on Mount Olympus (Pu’u Awaawaloa) at the top of St. Louis Heights. Details are below: Time: 6:30am Where to meet: Park in lot at the Waahila State Recreational Area. Don't leave any valuables in…
Aloha Athletes! Same routine this week, we'll meet at 6am at the Nature Center by the picnic table. Choose your distance and go as far as you like. I know I'll be doing lots of repeats down Nuuanu and up the steepest hills I can find. With the heavy rains and wind from this past…
Aloha Athletes, Look familiar? Well it's that time of year again…HURT 100 training season is now fully underway and we're starting to get quite a bit more serious in to our training. Most Saturday runs from here through January will start from the Nature Center. If you aren't familiar with the trails, please make sure…
Aloha Athletes, This Saturday we'll be doing something new! Come join us on the Waimano Trail starting at 6am. The course was previewed last weekend and the trail is very run-able. Be sure to bring water, snacks and a hand held light for the tunnels at the end. From the parking across the Pearl City…
Aloha Athletes! For those of you who are itching to begin H.U.R.T. 100 training (only 86 days to go!) and don't need a week of recovery after Peacock, Cheryl will be leading a trek loop run around Tantalus. If you aren't familiar with the location, you can find it on the map here: http://tinyurl.com/2dmhlfk Plan…
Aloha Athletes, This is a call for volunteers to lead the H.U.R.T. Saturday runs. This is your chance to be a lead and take the group to that trail you’ve always wanted to run (or hike). Any distance and any pace are absolutely fine. We typically see the largest turnout when we are branching out…
Aloha Athletes, Last week we mentioned that in lieu of an official run, many of us will be attending the Celebration of the Life of George Ramos Jr. For those who will be paddling out, if you are able to please bring a lei or flowers to scatter at the same time we scatter the…
Aloha Athletes, Well, it's almost here…Peacock 100k is just over 2 weeks away. Before we hang up our shoes, kick back and relax in to our tapers with a pumpkin ale content in the knowledge that we've gotten in all the necessary miles and are ready to go, we've got one last training run to…
Aloha Athletes, Last week we had a HUGE turnout to welcome Gary and Linda back to the islands for their honeymoon run. I believe just about every stall in the parking lot was taken and we even had our own on-course paparazzi jumping out from behind various mountains and bushes…thanks Robert Smith for coming out…
Aloha Athletes, We are headed back to the North Shore this weekend. Be ready to go for a 6:00 a.m. start from the parking area behind the Control Tower at Dillingham Airfield. It's looking like we'll do between 12-15 miles. If anyone wants to run longer or is looking for company please post here. We're…
Aloha Athletes, We'll be starting the Saturday run at 6am this weekend from the airfield. I'm planning on doing a Makai loop with a climb up Are's, which is roughly 15 miles. If you have any questions about the route, please take a look at the race booklet for course maps or better yet come…
Aloha Athletes, Yes, you guessed it…it's back to Peacock this Saturday! There will be quite a few options for start times this weekend (and if you haven't yet signed up for Peacock, there are still a few 100k slots left). Option 1: Start from the base of long road at 4am with Cindy. I'm not…